UZBEK UNUSUAL FULLY EMBR SILK SUZANI ROBE BUKHAR # 4601 Start Price USD 499.00 Current Price USD 499.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 24, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 06, 2008 Location Bukhara See more about 'UZBEK UNUSUAL FULLY EMBR SILK SUZANI ROBE BUKHAR # 4601' Description                            UZBEK UNUSUAL FULLY EMBROIDERED SILK SUZANI ROBE BUKHARA UZBEK UNUSUAL FULLY EMBROIDERED SILK SUZANI ROBE BUKHARA Since ancient times one of the most important articles of Uzbek Traditional National clothes is a SILK Chapan Robe. The Chapan has a very special value in Life, Traditions and Culture of Uzbek people. It was and still is very popular among Uzbek folk of any age. Uzbek Unusual Fully Embroidered Robe is great and celebratory. All Uzbek people wearing Chapans in celebration and holidays (birthday, wedding, another days important for the family). There is a variety of fabrics, patterns and designes of Uzbek Chapans. However each one article is an unique sample of Uzbek Traditional Clothes. If you can imagine such a multicolor rainbow picture, when once on the great celebrations all people have been dressed in multi-coloured chapans. It is just an unimaginable and inexpressible show! This one item is an Uzbek Fully Embroidered robe from Bukhara. It is embroidered with threads over a cotton fabric. It has 2 cuts on the sides which make it more comfortable to wear when walking and sitting. The chapan is fringed with a beautiful border which was believed to protect the owner from all evel doings. The embroidery displays a truly extraordinary combination of hundreds small colors of laborious work on a background of the blue sky. Such ornament implies good luck and wealth would follow the person wearing this chapan. Such chapans were very rare and were made only for persons of high rank by special orders of Bukhara Emirs. The design of this chapan is unique because it is totally handmade by BUKHARA craftwomen who gave all their skills and vivid imagination such an expression. It takes approximately 1 year to make such a beautiful robe. This chapan is intended for wearing in cold weather since it is very warm. You can wear it over any clothes because it is embroidered with all naturally dyed threads. That is why it has such brightness and warmth. And the inside cloth of it is pure Silk Adras . Into the complete set to this Robe enters boots of manual work (Suzani) a belt of manual work (Suzani) a headdress of manual work (Suzani) Size Robe from top to botom 52 nches (130 cm) From one sleeve's edge to another 72 inches(180 cm), Condition: Excellent Want to know more about Uzbek Culture, Clothes And APPLIED ART - Come in My Store "Antiquarian Textiles" !!! Payment in USA: I accept; PayPal , Money Orders , Cashiers check , Personal check .After auction's end I will send the instructions about payment to your email, registered on eBay. If you will not receive congratulation letter please contact me. Shipping: Handling and airmail anywhere in the world costs $25. For north America and Europe, delivery will normally be within 10-15 works days of receipt of payment. (Delivery elsewhere may take a little longer.)                                                                                                 I'm PayPal Verified Place a Bid!